Counsellor profile
Paula Byrne, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Attachment-based work
- CBT ideas
- Emotion-focused work
About Paula
Counsellor Paula Byrne is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with six years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, plus trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues. Sessions are offered in English and Paula accepts international clients from the United Kingdom.
Paula uses straightforward listening and practical conversation to help people untangle overwhelming thoughts. She draws on her background working in a GP surgery, a homeless hostel and with the Samaritans to shape how she listens and responds. Those earlier roles began with a career in hairdressing and barbering, where she learned the value of honest, attentive conversation.
Her practice can help people who are dealing with loss, separation, long-term stress or the aftermath of abuse. She also supports people facing attachment concerns, abandonment fears, blended family tensions, body image worries and issues linked to autism and Asperger syndrome. Paula lists work with cancer, caregiving stress, codependency and communication problems among her focus areas.
In sessions she combines client-centred care with approaches such as attachment-based work, cognitive behavioural ideas and emotionally-focused techniques. Jungian ideas and mindfulness also inform how she reflects on patterns and supports emotional awareness. Paulus aims to adapt the pace to what each person needs in the room.
Practical first steps are simple: choose an online counselling option, complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session. Paula makes space for people to begin at their own speed and to notice small changes over time.
How Paula uses attachment, CBT and emotion-focused work online
Paula combines attachment-based thinking, cognitive behavioural ideas and emotionally-focused work in straightforward ways. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape patterns now and can help when people struggle with trust, abandonment or closeness. Cognitive behavioural ideas look at thoughts and habits and offer simple experiments and new ways of responding to anxiety or compulsive patterns. Emotionally-focused work helps name and work with strong feelings, useful for relationship strains and grief.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Paula will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and they will decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made.
The practical benefits of online counselling can include fitting sessions around work and family life and removing travel time. If you rely on shorter check-ins, phone options need less bandwidth, and video lets you use face-to-face interaction without leaving home. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt appointments to your daily routine so therapy is easier to keep up with.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues.
What is her counselling style?
She uses listening and practical conversation, drawing on client-centred methods and emotionally-focused techniques to address feelings and interactions.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working in counselling settings alongside earlier roles in community and support services.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can sessions be held in other languages or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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